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Articles By Shmuel Ben Eliezer (162 Articles)
1) Protecting Jewish Cemeteries In Poland And Around The World
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Nov 12 2008
Last week I wrote about the discovery of human remains beyond the fence of a Jewish cemetery in Bilgoraj, Poland, showing that the boundaries of the cemetery went beyond the supposed size of the protected site.
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2) Survivors: Mormons Still Baptizing Jews Murdered by Nazis
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Nov 12 2008
A group of Holocaust survivors charged this week that the Mormon church, also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), has continually broken a 13-year-old agreement to stop posthumously baptizing Jews murdered by the Nazis.
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3) Tragedy In Bilgoraj Jewish Cemetery
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Nov 05 2008
Last week I wrote about the Bilgoraj group that traveled to Poland last year and had a somewhat good experience.
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4) Bilgoraj Landsleit Reunion
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Oct 29 2008
For the last few weeks, I have been writing about the efforts of survivors and second- generation Jews from Piotrkow in going back to their hometown to preserve/restore the remnants of the town's Jewish history.
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5) Passing The Torch: The Piotrkow Shabbaton
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Oct 22 2008
Last week I wrote how important it is that the second generation of Holocaust survivors begin to take over the work of preserving the memory of Jewish life and culture in the many towns and cities that had been mostly destroyed during the Shoah.
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6) Passing The Torch
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Oct 15 2008
In just a few weeks we will commemorate the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the day that, for many people, marks the beginning of the Shoah.
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7) The Chol Hamoed List
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Oct 08 2008
Below is a listing of many attractions that are open during Chol Hamoed Sukkot.
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8) Irena's Vow - Honoring A Tzadekes
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Oct 01 2008
It is customary before the Yamim Noraim, the High Holy Days, to look back at the past and strive to do better the following year, through Teshuvah.
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9) Conference Of Poles Caring For Jewish Heritage
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Sep 17 2008
The first national conference of non-Jewish Poles, who care for Jewish heritage sites in Poland, has just taken place.
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10) The Singer Festival In Warsaw
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Sep 10 2008
For numerous reasons the most active time for Jewish events in Poland is the summer.
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11) The Baudouina Orphanage
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Aug 27 2008
On Thursday August 21 an unusual ceremony took place at the Baudouina Orphanage in Warsaw, Poland.
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12) Jewish Art In Poland
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Aug 20 2008
Jewish art in Poland, as in other places throughout the world, comes from two sources: art by Jews or art by gentiles about Jews.
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13) Auschwitz Museum Seeks World Funding
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Aug 13 2008
The museum at the Auschwitz death camp is warning that its historic buildings will collapse without funding from world governments.
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14) Radom, Poland
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Jul 30 2008
During the construction work carried out in the city of Radom workers found a number of richly polychromatic (multi-colored) matzevot (tombstones) beneath the ground.
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15) Krakow Jewish Festival
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Jul 23 2008
The Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow is one of the most important and largest events of its kind in the world.
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16) Restoration Of Poznan Cemetery
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Jul 09 2008
A few weeks ago I wrote about the ceremony in Poznan, rededicating the Jewish cemetery, in which the famous Rabbi Akiva Eiger is interred.
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17) Lodz
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Jun 25 2008
Of all the formerly large Jewish communities in Poland, Lodz is one of the best organized today.
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18) Restoration Of Poznan Cemetery
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Jun 18 2008
During my trip to Poland last year, I witnessed the restoration project underway in the city of Poznan.
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19) Preserving Jewish Cemeteries In Poland
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted Jun 04 2008
Every spring and summer, there is renewed activity throughout Poland regarding the preservation of Jewish cemeteries.
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20) Museum And The Auschwitz Institute For Peace And Reconciliation Raphael Lemkin Seminar Series
Shmuel Ben Eliezer | Posted May 28 2008
The phenomenon of genocide is a uniquely human creation.
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